Social graces: The upside to turning 29

STEFANIE CHARLESArt of Living

Published
7:00 pm CDT, Saturday, July 7, 2012

I'm on the brink of beginning my last year of my merry 20s.

And although, it's been fun I'm pleased that they're almost over. I’ve decided, that just as all those who have come before me, I will venture into the 29th year of my little ole exsistance with an open mind, open heart and few tricks of the trade …

Accept your age and the process of aging, everyone does it.

If you feel the need to breakdown and have a “When did I get so old?” moment, then do it with good friends and make sure a bottle of Skinny Girl white cranberry cosmo is involved.

Be thankful for being able to buy yourself something terribly expensive, because you know you deserve it.

Take pride in your great accomplishment, called a “career.”

You have the memory of a youth you don’t regret, although you may question what you were thinking at the time.

Knowing the difference between friends, and the people who are always there for you when you need a good laugh or cry.

Having the knowledge that wearing heels to a concert/show and holding a clutch, isn’t the wisest accessory choice is priceless.

Getting married and having kids may be everyone else’s norm, it doesn’t have to be yours, yet.

You should posses the ability to take criticism as being constructive, and not a personal attack.

Knowing how to check your tire pressure and when to get an oil change, or knowing where exactly you can take your car to get these things done.

The comfort of knowing that you’d prefer not to go out on a Friday night, but rather catch up on your Netflix flicks.

It isn’t cute if you are over 30-years-old and hanging out at a club that isn’t in Las Vegas.

The most important thing to accept is the idea, “the best is yet to come.”